Cluster News 13/14 June

Our buildings are closed.
Our church is open.

You are welcome.

Dear Parishioner,

We hope that this finds you and your families well. Welcome to this week's Cluster News. If you would like to share any news or comments, let us know. southedclust@btinternet.com

If you are aware of people who don't have internet access, please tell them about our new phone service . Keeping in touch with as many as possible in our cluster is so important at this time. Let us know if you did.

Let's continue to pray for one another and especially those who are experiencing any difficulties during this challenging time. With our prayers, best wishes and blessings,

Fr Mike and Fr Alex.

Prayer resources for adults

Children's resources

NEW: For parishioners without internet access
Phone service 0131 357 6463
Our dedicated phone number allows people to listen to our Prayer Resources and the latest version becomes available on Sunday. Please dial the complete number. After a short introductory welcome and a pause, you will hear everything that is on the Prayer Resources video. The charge is the equivalent of a local call.

Prayer Foundation

United in prayer: Tue 2.45pm & Wed 7pm

Our Prayer Foundation invite us all to be united in prayer on Tuesdays at 2.45pm and Wednesdays at 7pm.

A small group has committed to 30 minutes of silent prayer at these times.

Everyone in our cluster and beyond is invited to join in prayer during this time of separation and isolation.

For more information or prayers requests please contact Clare Roller clare.roller@icloud.com

We would like you to join us

Covid19 has meant that the need for good communication is more important than ever. We hope that our communications with you have helped to keep you feeling informed and connected.

But we need your help.

Our small team needs to be developed and enriched with so many capable people among you. To find out more go here.

Connect Groups

As well as watching our weekend liturgy we invite you to think about joining a small group of parishioners who would meet up through the internet. It's good to keep in touch with people but also good to share our thoughts and feelings about what the following week's liturgy is going to be about.

The small groups (no more than seven) will meet at a time suitable to the members. Each week you will be given the readings and some suggested questions in advance.

If you need help with the technology involved in joining a group, let us know in an email. All replies please to: cluster.alpha@outlook.com

Hymn of the Week click on the picture

Chosen this week by Catherine Homan

One for the children and one for the Grown ups

We've given Fr Alex his own page so that you can view the recipes more clearly and print them off if you like.

Click on the picture to go there.

Views from the Pews

Annette Sibbald writes:

You don’t need to be in Church to be at one with God he is everywhere. Listening to Fr Alex and the beautiful voices of his angels is so uplifting and for a short while you can forget what is going on in the world and the presence of God is all around you. God provides opportunities in the most unexpected places and for that I am so grateful. Be joyful, keep the faith and do the little things.

Sr Christine writes:

Dear Fr Alex and Fr Mike on this feast of the Holy Trinity I share with you the sense of ONE parish that I have since this lockdown began. The newsletter and liturgy are making us ONE because there is only ONE celebration which we are all accessing and people from the three parishes are participating in it at the same time. So, could we become officially ONE parish possibly called Holy Trinity. (the three parishes)??? Blessings.

From the grandmother of Baby Ronin (see prayers for the sick):

"Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your powerful prayers, I will be forever in your debt for helping get little Ronin here safely..... Love Geraldine x" (Susanne Lackie's sister)

Faith in Action

Help for those struggling financially

We know that there must be people who are struggling on reduced wages or benefits at this time. Help is available if you are in this situation (or know someone who is). Please contact us confidentially and we can forward that information to those who can help.

On the other hand, if you want to contribute in some way to helping people, food banks are even busier than usual.

The relevant food bank for the cluster is:

47 Southhouse Broadway EH17 8AS
Phone number 664 9353
Email edinburghfoodbank@blythswood.org
Opening times:

Mon & Thu 11am-2.30pm

You can donate online by visiting their website: https://edinburghse.foodbank.org.uk/

The cluster contact name is Rosie.

Items needed this week

Tinned fruit, mince
Corned beef, beans
Shampoo, toothpaste, shower gel.

We also need Tinned Custard, Rice, Fruit. Jars of baby food.

Rosie writes:

Since the 23 March our numbers have reached 98% increase - lots more families are struggling. The mother of the premature baby is at home again and feeling much better and thanks you for all the baby milk. Without all the donations we would never manage to help all the families so thank you again for all your support.

Rosie and the team

Bethany Trust volunteers

For parishioners who wish to help with the cost of food for the homeless please contribute through the Cluster Bank account.

The name of the account is
J.WATSON (BETHANY)
Sort code:- 80-46-47.
Account No. 12633665

If you would be interested in becoming a volunteer or want to know more about Bethany please contact Joe Murray on 07725 582599. Many thanks.

Covid-19 Bereavement Support

PETAL (People Experiencing Trauma and Loss) is offering time-limited bereavement support to anyone bereaved by Covid-19, as well as their usual services for those bereaved through murder and suicide.

Click here for details

You are held in prayer

Parishioners who are unwell

Please remember in your prayers those who are sick:

Josie and Baby Ronin

Gerry Mulvenna

Nancy Murray

Ranier Carpo

Roney Fernandes

Christopher Browne

Xaverina Rodrigues

Annette Sibbald

Derek Morgan

I am the Resurrection and the Life

We remember in love

Please remember in your prayers those who have died:

Susan Guiney

Winnie Callaghan

Fr Tommy Greenan Anniversary: Gerald Ellison

May Liddle

Ena McCann

Richard Lynch

Frank Tracy

Rustom V Carpo

John Michael Murray

Sr Mary Steedman

Finance
How you can donate to the cluster

Some of you have been asking about donations to the cluster since lockdown.

For more information contact Fred, one of our cluster accountants, who will be happy help you with this. fredmcconnell@btinternet.com

Further resources

Lockdown from Lauriston

"Being Church in a time of converging crises - Learning from Laudato Si'"
A series of talks via Zoom and Facebook. The next one is by author and climate campaigner Lorna Gold on Tue 16 June at 7.30 pm. Click here for details.

Journey of Discernment

In this series of talks by Zoom which is asking "What is the future of the Church after a time of pandemic?", Mary McAleese speaks on Thu 18 June. For further details please email slaitynetwork@gmail.com

Archdiocesan information

The latest information from the Archdiocese can be found here:
https://archedinburgh.org/update-coronavirus/